#9e258c

Color #9e258c

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e258c

RGB

rgb(158, 37, 140)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 62.1%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 76.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 11.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(38.7, 59.09, -29.45)

LCH

lch(38.7, 66.02, 333.51)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1903, 334.97)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 14.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#259e37

Analogous

#73259e

#9e258c

#9e254f

Triadic

#9e258c

#8c9e25

#258c9e

Split-complementary

#9e258c

#4f9e25

#259e73

Tetradic

#9e258c

#9e3725

#259e37

#258c9e

Square

#9e258c

#9e7325

#259e37

#254f9e

Shades

Color #9e258c mixed toward black.

#841f75

#69195d

#4f1246

#350c2f

#1a0617

Tints

Color #9e258c mixed toward white.

#c82fb2

#d755c4

#e17fd3

#ebaae1

#f5d4f0

Tones

Color #9e258c mixed toward gray.

#942f85

#8a397e

#804377

#764d70

#6b5769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b7c · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#818878 · ΔE 44.8

Tritanopia

#9b6e6b · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e258c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e258c]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9e258c (#9e258c) is rgb(158, 37, 140) in RGB.

No, #9e258c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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